Jaws
“The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.”
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Adventure
Studio
The Zanuck/Brown Company
Language
en
Status
Released
How Jaws performed
Budget
$7.0M
Worldwide Gross
$470.7M
Gross Profit
$463.7M
Return
67.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$93M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Brody
Roy Scheider
Brody
Quint
Robert Shaw
Quint
Hooper
Richard Dreyfuss
Hooper
Ellen Brody
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Vaughn
Murray Hamilton
Vaughn
Meadows
Carl Gottlieb
Meadows
Hendricks
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Chrissie
Susan Backlinie
Chrissie
Cassidy
Jonathan Filley
Cassidy
Estuary Victim
Ted Grossman
Estuary Victim
Michael Brody
Chris Rebello
Michael Brody
Sean Brody
Jay Mello
Sean Brody
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